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AP - Google says people in mainland China are being blocked from using its Internet search engine.
AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Adult industry sees iPorn potential in new phone (AP)
AP - It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.
Ben Patterson - Looks like Apple may have started a trend with this whole iPad thing, both in terms of the tablet and — unfortunately for those who squirm at the word "pad"— the name itself.
Security pro harvests info on 100 million Facebook users (Christopher Null)Christopher Null - How easy would it be to compile a list of, say, 20 percent of Facebook's user base, including their full name, unique user ID and URL of their Facebook page? Awfully easy, it turns out.
Apple iPhone 4 no show for New Zealand launch (AFP)
AFP - The latest Apple iPhone went on sale in several countries Friday, but although New Zealand was listed to be among them the gadget was mysteriously unavailable.
AP - Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as its strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bore fruit.
AP - THE PHONE: The iPhone 4's FaceTime feature lets people call another iPhone 4 user and have live video conversations using the front-facing cameras.
Analysts' View: Google says search service blocked in China (Reuters)Reuters - Google Inc said its Web search and mobile services in China were blocked on Thursday, weeks after Beijing agree to extend the company's Chinese webpage license.
The Facebook Data Torrent Debacle: Q&A (PC World)PC World - Security concerns over Facebook have been raised yet again after a security consultant collected the names and profile URLs for 171 million Facebook accounts from publicly available information. The consultant, Ron Bowes, then uploaded the data as a torrent file allowing anyone with a computer connection to download the data.
